alias

[ey-lee-uhs]

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noun, plural a·li·as·es.

a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name: The police files indicate that “Smith” is an alias for Simpson.

adverb

at another time; in another place; in other circumstances; otherwise. “Simpson alias Smith” means that Simpson in other circumstances has called himself Smith.

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Origin of alias

1525–35; < Latin aliās (adv.): at another time, otherwise; cf. else

SYNONYMS FOR alias

1. nom de guerre; nom de plume, pseudonym.

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Examples from the Web for aliases

Hubbard, who went under the aliases Larry David Barnes and Larry Lamar Ratcliff, moved to Florida in the early 1970s.
Los Angeles Police Pin Old Murders of Three Women on Dead Serial Killer|Christine Pelisek|August 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Information comes to us that on account of recent Government raids the Red organizations are assuming a variety of aliases.
The Red Conspiracy|Joseph J. Mereto
What her connection is with this gentleman of aliases I cannot guess.
The House of Strange Secrets|A. Eric Bayly
Which will you have, caballero—my nom de guerre, or any other of my aliases?
The Tiger-Slayer|Gustave Aimard

Yes; I have observed a number of aliases where there is no particular effort to disguise.
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Of all military airplanes there is none so fond of “aliases” as the high speed fighting machine.
The Romance of Aircraft|Lawrence Yard Smith

British Dictionary definitions for aliases

alias

adverb

at another time or place known as or namedDylan, alias Zimmerman

noun plural -ases

an assumed name

Word Origin for alias

C16: from Latin aliās (adv) otherwise, at another time, from alius other

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Word Origin and History for aliases

alias

"assumed name," c.1600, from alias (adv.).

alias

adv.

mid-15c., "otherwise called," from Latin alias "at another time, in another way," from alius "(an)other," from PIE *al- "beyond" (cf. Sanskrit anya "other, different," Avestan anya-, Armenian ail, Greek allos "another," Gothic aljis "other," Old English elles "otherwise, else," Modern English else).

alias

noun, plural a·li·as·es.

adverb

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